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Resurgence of Covid-19

EDITORIAL: Health officials said on Thursday that 129 cases of coronavirus infections were reported in the previous...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Pakistan

87 new Covid cases reported: Country registers over 2pc positivity rate

ISLAMABAD: The country, on Monday, for the first time in the past seven months, registered coronavirus positivity...

Published 14 Mar, 2023 03:18am

World

China reports almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in a month

BEIJING: China’s health authorities on Saturday reported almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in just over a month,...

Published 14 Jan, 2023 03:52pm

World

WHO seeks more China Covid data, praises US 'transparency'

GENEVA: The WHO reiterated Wednesday the need for China to share more data on its explosive Covid outbreak, while...

Published 12 Jan, 2023 01:29am

Pakistan

No case of Covid’s BF.7 variant found yet: NIH

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services has denounced the rumours regarding the spread of Omicron’s...

Published 04 Jan, 2023 06:02am

Pakistan

Surging Covid cases in region force govt to tighten precautionary steps

LAHORE: In the wake of an increase in corona cases in the neighboring countries, the Punjab government has decided ...

Published 30 Dec, 2022 05:50am

Markets

Japanese rubber futures fall to three-week lows

TOKYO: Japanese rubber futures fell to their three-week lows on Monday as fears that surging COVID-19 cases in top...

Published 27 Dec, 2022 06:07am

Pakistan ‘fully’ prepared to tackle any Covid-19 variant?

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is “fully” prepared to tackle and control any variant of Covid-19, as the federal and provincial...

Updated 27 Dec, 2022 09:41am

World

China’s Zhejiang has 1m daily Covid cases, expected to double

BEIJING: China’s Zhejiang, a big industrial province near Shanghai, is battling around a million new daily ...

Published 26 Dec, 2022 05:48am

Markets

Copper edges higher on hopes for better 2023 demand

LONDON: Copper prices edged higher on Friday as low inventories and hopes for economic recovery next year offset a...

Published 26 Dec, 2022 05:48am

Markets

China stocks down

SHANGHAI: China stocks extended losses on Tuesday as the country grappled with surging COVID-19 cases, while...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 06:05am

Markets

Falling inventories boost aluminium but surpluses lie ahead

LONDON: Aluminium rose on Tuesday, helped by a weakening dollar and a sharp fall in inventories available on the...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 06:05am

Markets

Palm oil edges up on flooding across Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures rose for a second straight day on Monday, underpinned by flooding across ...

Published 20 Dec, 2022 05:58am

World

Mainland China reports 2,286 new COVID-19 cases vs 2,157 a day earlier

SHANGHAI: Mainland China reported 2,286 new symptomatic COVID-19 infections on Dec. 16, compared with 2,157 a day...

Published 17 Dec, 2022 10:08am

World

WHO chief hopes COVID will no longer be emergency next year

GENEVA: World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday he is "hopeful" that the...

Updated 14 Dec, 2022 10:41pm

Markets

European shares slip on fears over rising China Covid cases

BENGALURU: European shares slipped on Monday as investors braced for US and European central bank interest rate...

Published 13 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Markets

China stocks retreat on concerns over surging Covid cases

SHANGHAI: China stocks retreated on Monday as investors worried that rising COVID-19 cases might disrupt consumption...

Published 13 Dec, 2022 05:58am

World

China to allow German expats to use German COVID-19 vaccines

BEIJING: The Chinese foreign ministry said China and Germany had reached an agreement on providing “German vaccines”...

Published 10 Dec, 2022 10:16am

Business & Finance

China’s yuan weakens as Covid surge revives economic growth concerns

HONG KONG: China’s yuan weakened on Friday, as a continuous surge in Covid cases has rekindled traders’ concern...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 05:48am

Markets

Nasdaq ends down as investors eye Black Friday sales, China infections

NEW YORK: The Nasdaq closed lower on Friday with pressure from Apple Inc in a subdued holiday-shortened trading...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 05:48am

Pakistan

27 Covid cases reported

LAHORE: Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel corona virus as the number of confirmed ...

Published 27 Nov, 2022 05:58am

World

China reports third consecutive daily record for new COVID cases

BEIJING: China reported 35,183 new COVID-19 infections on Nov. 25, of which 3,474 were symptomatic and 31,709 were...

Published 26 Nov, 2022 10:02am

Business & Finance

China frees up $70bn for banks to underpin slowing economy

BEIJING: China said on Friday it would cut the amount of cash that banks must hold as reserves for the second time...

Published 26 Nov, 2022 04:13am

Markets

Iron ore futures extend losses

SINGAPORE: Dalian iron ore futures extended their losses for a third straight session on Wednesday, as worries over...

Published 24 Nov, 2022 04:28am

Markets

Copper slips as Chinese Covid infections spur demand concerns

LONDON: Copper prices fell on Wednesday as rising COVID-19 cases in China tempered hopes that demand in the ...

Published 24 Nov, 2022 04:28am

Markets

Japanese rubber futures rise in line with Shanghai gains

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures rose on Tuesday, tracking gains in the Shanghai market and stronger domestic...

Published 23 Nov, 2022 05:55am

Markets

China’s daily coal output for Oct slips

SINGAPORE: China’s daily coal output in October slipped from a record high in the prior month as hundreds of Covid...

Published 16 Nov, 2022 05:50am

Markets

Copper rally stalls as Covid spreads in China

LONDON: Copper’s rally paused on Tuesday as rising COVID-19 cases and weak factory activity in China held prices...

Published 16 Nov, 2022 05:50am

Markets

Oil prices dip on Chinese demand concerns

NEW YORK: Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday as rising COVID-19 cases in China heightened fears of lower fuel...

Published 16 Nov, 2022 05:50am

World

China reports 1,267 new COVID cases for Oct 24 vs 1,076 a day earlier

SHANGHAI: China reported 1,267 new COVID-19 infections on Oct. 24, of which 246 were symptomatic and 1,021 were...

Published 25 Oct, 2022 12:38pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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